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devoured…

09 Friday Jan 2026

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big girl pants, delicious, devoured, food, friends, maple pecan stuffed French toast, moments, Park Cafe, Technology, widow

was picked up by a friend and we headed to the Park Cafe for brunch…

I had seen a new January offering they had, and wanted to try it out…

the place was jumping when we arrived, but we had a great visit while we waited to be seated, which took less than ten minutes;-)…

we both ordered the special – maple pecan stuffed french toast – and hoped it would look as good as the picture, lol… and it did…

aaaaand… it was delicious and we both devoured the whole thing;-)… what a lovely treat…

if you have a chance this month, you should go and check it out…

mid-day…

28 Sunday Dec 2025

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appetizers, big girl pants, blessed, busy, Christmas, family, food, grandson, mid-day, moments, shrimp, weather, widow

my grandson usually arrives here on Christmas day around noon…

our current tradition is to have appetizers for our mid-day meal as he may have already had breakfast and will be heading out for dinner a bit later in the day…

we had wandered the aisles at the grocery store picking up things that looked fun…

we had shrimp dumplings, fancy cheese fries, tempura shrimp, wontons, veggies and dip, sausage rolls, and a shrimp ring… lots of shrimp on that list, lol…

this year we did stockings for each other, which was great… it has been many years since I had a stocking…

it was filled with a great many treats…

then the second round of presents were opened, and I was royally spoiled;-)…

although he only had a few gifts he was very pleased with them…

we sat around and visited before he had to leave for his next engagement, lol…

I truly am blessed to have this thoughtful young man in my life;-)…

raisin…

21 Friday Nov 2025

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big girl pants, blessed, condo, food, friends, moments, raisin, scones, Tea, time, visit, widow

checked out a friend’s condo recently… it was lovely and nicely decorated…

we had a great visit over tea and raisin scones (she makes the best)… and I was given some to bring home;-)…

thinking how blessed I am to have so many wonderful people in my life…

art…

20 Thursday Nov 2025

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art, big girl pants, birthdays, blessed, buddies, food, friends, moments, pictures, WAG/Qaumajuq, walk, White Star Diner, widow

had a lovely day with my buddies…

we spent time at WAG/Qaumajuq checking out the various galleries;-)… so much to see…

this piece of art was the only one I took a photo of, and apparently a bit crooked, lol…

from there we walked over to the White Star Diner for lunch… fun time and tasty food…

we do love celebrating birthdays😊…

craving…

18 Tuesday Nov 2025

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the other day when I was talking with my daughter, she mentioned they were having zucchini basil soup for their supper…

made me realize that I hadn’t made it for ages, so then I was craving it, lol…

yesterday morning I started it… it is a simple recipe with just a few ingredients…

after cooking it, it was blended and made a delicious smooth soup…

cooked some chicken thighs to add to it…

so tasty…

scratch…

25 Saturday Oct 2025

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big girl pants, blessed, chicken dinner, food, frozen, leftovers, moments, scratch, supper, widow

on Friday I heated up one of my frozen chicken dinners…

worked perfectly and tasted delicious…

happy that it worked out so well… and a lovely option to not have to start something from scratch…

short…

23 Thursday Oct 2025

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big girl pants, blessed, butterflies, cacao, cake, daughter, family, food, moments, Ottawa, short, The Leaf, time, treat, visit, widow

had a wonderful, but short, visit with my Ottawa daughter over the last few days…

she had been to Calgary for an event and stopped here on her way home…

lots of time together as we caught up in person… late nights and early mornings while she was here… and lots of laughter…

always cake from Baked Expectations when she arrives;-)…

we spent a lovely morning at The Leaf noticing the growth since she was last here and counting cacao pods…

she also spotted the first chileo on the second tree… made me laugh cause I’ve been looking for ages trying to spot one on that tree…

we visited the butterflies although they weren’t very active as it was cool and overcast but it was fun to see them together… the Canadian Museum of Nature, in Ottawa, currently has a butterfly display as well so we often compare which butterflies we each see, lol…

we worked on a plan for our next trip together and did lots of research on the computer…

dinners in and out as we ate some of her favourites and then we were headed back to the airport for her flight home…

always a treat;-)…

nigiri…

22 Wednesday Oct 2025

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big girl pants, blessed, family, food, lobster, moments, nigiri, sushi, Tea, Technology, widow

out for sushi on Tuesday… always start with tea…

some delicious tempura followed by a tray of nigiri and rolls…

brought home a lobster roll…

yum…

simmer…

16 Thursday Oct 2025

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I started soup on Tuesday afternoon and let it simmer for hours…

while that was happening, I also made a batch of mashed potatoes for the frozen dinners I was preparing from some of the leftovers…

we had these containers that were divided into three sections, so I decided to use them…

mashed potatoes went into each and then, turnip and peas and carrots into another spot… chicken, stuffing and cranberry sauce went into the final spot…

once more gravy was made, it was frozen and then fit in on top of the potatoes… all three meals have gone into the freezer for another day…

once we had soup for supper three containers were packaged up, two went into the fridge for the next few days and one went into the freezer…

nice to have a few meals ready for nights when I can’t think of what to have;-)…

chaotic…

15 Wednesday Oct 2025

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big girl pants, blessed, chaotic, company, dinner, family, food, grandson, happy, moments, thanksgiving, treat, widow

had a delightful Thanksgiving…

company arrived and we visited for a few minutes before sitting down to a delicious meal… I even got a lovely gift…

two cute little pumpkins that lit up and moved right over to join the Halloween collection amongst the plants…

a last few chaotic minutes in the kitchen and then dinner…

roast chicken, stuffing, potatoes with cauliflower mashed in, turnip, peas and carrots, gravy and homemade cranberry sauce… everything came out great and the meal was filled with lots of conversation…

we even got a photo with everyone in it… happy for people with long arms, lol…

a lovely evening;-)…

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